Chapter 7 guys! Did you like the last chapter? Hope so! And I hope you'll like this as well!
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Chapter 7
"Where will I find a dress?" I ask when I looked around at the shops here in the mall.
"I don't know. Where would you find dresses?" a voice said behind me, full of sarcasm.
"I'm not talking to-"I said to the voice while turning around when I stopped talking and started to blush of embarrassment.
Why? It's because I just found myself face to face with Percy.
I drop my gaze.
"Er… sorry, P-P-Percy. I should go now." Then I started to leave.
Percy groaned then held my hand, accidentally and said "Please don't leave again. I keep on thinking that there's something wrong with me or something because you keep on avoiding me. Why not talk to me like the other night at the movies? Like we're really friends?"
"Er… because we're not friends, right? You don't know me and vice versa. Anyway, the other night I talked to you because it'll be rude if I didn't talk to someone who's talking to me. I didn't want to be rude. And can you let go of my hand now?" I said, my blush deepening.
He lets go of it and started to blush himself.
That's when I looked at him really. He's wearing black jeans, a fit grey shirt that kind of matches my eyes and hugs every muscle in his upper body perfectly making me want to touch them, blue converse and blue contacts. Maybe to not let people really notice him…
We're wearing almost identical clothing. I'm wearing a grey shirt, a bit fit and definitely hugs my curves, black leggings, and my favorite pair of blue ballet flats.
"Er… see you." I said then I turned around.
"Wait!" he called when I was a bit far.
I turn around and see him running towards me.
What now? I got to find a dress for tomorrow night. But where will I find one?
"Why do you need a dress?"
"To wear, of course. Why? What else can be done with them?" I asked sarcastically, causing him to roll his eyes.
"Whatever. For what?"
"Er… my parents said we're going to have dinner tomorrow night in this fancy restaurant so I have to buy a new dress. They just said it's business related."
"Oh… can I come with you?" he asks shyly.
"Why?" I asked quickly, blushing a little again.
"Nothing. D'you mind if I come with you? It's a little bit boring to be alone…" he looks at me hopefully.
"Er… if you want to…" then I resumed walking.
Then a few seconds later he's at my side.
"So… where are you going to buy a dress?"
"Er… maybe there?" I said, pointing to a boutique shop.
We entered then the saleslady turned at us then squealed.
"Oh my god, Annabeth! So good to see you!" my eyes widened when I realized who it was.
"Silena! I missed you! How are you? Oh I missed you so much!" I said to her, tackling her with a bone crashing hug, she did the same.
Percy just stood by the door and looked at our exchanges.
Silena and I finally let go and she went back behind the counter.
"So, Annabeth… what can I do for you?"
"I'd like to buy a dress, Silena. D'you mind if I look around?"
"Of course not, Annabeth. I mean, how else could you pick a dress if you won't?"She smirks.
I stuck my tongue to her and she did the same.
"Thanks, Silena. Oh and er…" I gestured to Percy.
"This is…"
"Percy Jackson. I know. Who wouldn't?" Silena said, shaking Percy's hand.
"Er… thanks. Nice meeting you, Silena. This means my disguise doesn't work well, does it?"
"Any time, Percy. And yes, not much. Love the eyes though, but I'd rather your sea green ones are better."
I rolled my eyes and looked at Percy.
"You could stay here if you want. I'll just be a while."
"Er… okay?"
Then I went to find a dress.
I look at the racks of dresses until a dress could catch my attention.
A few did. Four different dresses.
One, it's blue with a strap I think I don't know but it's fit that'll surely show off my curves. Here's a picture below:
Two, it's like midnight blue, I think. One strap with silver lines on the top part.
Picture below:
Three, same color as the second but simpler.
And fourth, it's color in between blue and violet. But I think I like this.
What will I pick? I'll ask the two…
I reappear in front of them, holding up the dresses.
"Er… guys? Could you help? I need a bit of judges… to pick which two are the best…" I said, turning their attention to me.
"Why are they all blue?" Silena said.
"Nothing… it's my favorite color… and it looks nice, the shade looks nice." I answered.
Silena smirks, "Or because it's the favorite color of your sweetheart?"
"You know I'm an NBSB, Silena… So… help?" showing them all the dresses.
"Fine. What about you try them on first and let us see you in them then we'll judge?" Silena suggested.
"Great idea." Percy said.
I smile. It's like their best friends already.
"Okay. Silena? Where's the fitting room?"
She points it to me then I changed…
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Percy's POV
"Alright, Annabeth? Ready to present dress number 1?" Silena called.
"Yeah. Just a minute. Ta da!" Annabeth said, appearing behind the curtains and modeled the first dress.
She's beautiful. Like more beautiful. She's wearing this blue dress with just one strap that has silvers on the top part. The grey part brighter than her eyes. (a/n: it's the 2nd dress Annabeth described guys.)
"I like it. It's almost perfect. You just need… shoes." Silena said, gesturing to Annabeth's bare feet.
"I'm here to shop dresses, Silena. Later with the shoes." Annabeth replied.
"But there's shoes here. Wait a sec while I grab a pair." Then she went off, leaving Annabeth and me alone.
Annabeth started blushing and looked around and sat down. I did the same.
"P-P-Percy?"
"Hmm?"
"You know staring is rude, right?"
"Yeah. Why do you ask?"
"Uh well because, you're doing it and it's a little bit creepy."
Oh… am I staring?
Turns out I am…
"Er… sorry. Didn't mean to. You're magnificent in that dress you know. Er… anyway… why are you here in Manhattan anyway?"
She blushes at my compliment then answers "My grandparents wanted me to stay with them for a week and the family reunion. Why?"
"Just asking."
"Why are you in the mall today anyway? Is it just coincidence that we keep on bumping into each other?"
"Maybe. Mom told me that we're having dinner tomorrow night with guests so I have to dress a bit formally." I roll my eyes. "I don't want to go to this dinner anyway. It's thanks to mom I'm going." I said.
"Why?"
"I don't know. It's just… if I go to dinner with them that means I'm not going to wear disguises. The paparazzi will be there a few minutes later…"
"Oh… Hard being the hottest guy on earth, right? Too much attention and stuff… too much girls to have your attention…" she went silent.
"What?"
"Nothing." She mumbled then just stared at her lap.
"Here you go, Annie. Try it on." Silena came back with a couple of boxes.
"Thanks, Silena and DON'T CALL ME ANNIE. You know how I hate that name."
Silena and I just laughed.
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Later…
After shopping for dresses and shoes, we left Silena's boutique shop.
"Er… thanks for coming with me… are you going to buy your clothes now?" Annabeth said.
"Er… maybe… but it's gonna be lonely…" I replied
"Why?" she said, curious.
"Because… you're obviously going home… no one to hang out with…"
"Oh… well… if you want company… I'll come with you…"
I smiled. "Really?" She nods. "Thanks."
"Let me help you with that." I said, grabbing her bags.
"Er… thanks. So where are you planning to buy you clothes?"
"Er… I don't know… d'you mind suggesting where?"
I look at her then smiled. She smiled back. Her smile making my insides melt.
"Sure. What about there?" She said, pointing to a shop.
"Okay." Then we entered.
"Hello, dears. What can I do for you?" a woman, probably in her late 30s said. She has brown hair, blue eyes, and a friendly smile.
"Er… something nice for dinner?" I said.
She nods then finds something. I sat down on one of the benches and let go of the bags. Annabeth sat beside me with a gap a little bit too big.
"Here you go, dear. Try this on and let's see." The woman said, coming back with a black coat and white dress shirt. To make it complete, a black pair of pants. I took it then went to the fitting room.
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Annabeth's POV
"Is this alright, Annabeth?" Percy called from the fitting room.
"Well, I don't really know since I can't see you." I called back.
"Haha. Funny." He said, causing me to giggle.
"Whoa…" my jaw dropped when I saw him.
He's absolutely 100% gorgeous…Stop it, Chase. You're drooling!
"Is this alright?" he asked.
He definitely looks handsome in that outfit. I could see the other ladies in the shop drooling over him. Yeah… he's definitely THAT handsome…
"You look great, Percy." I said with a blush and shy smile.
"Really? Thanks." He replied.
He looks at the saleslady then said "I'll take these. And maybe a tie?" she nods and looks for ties.
After a few minutes, she returns with varieties of ties. There's stripes, polka dots and plains.
"What d'you think is gonna work best with this, Annabeth? Could you help?" He asked looking at me.
"Why? I mean, really? You're doing fine on your own." I said.
"Please? I wanna impress my mom at dinner tomorrow."
I sighed and stood up.
I took a black tie from the saleslady and started to tie it around his neck. I was so focused on tying his tie around his neck, I didn't realize he's staring at me until I stopped and looked at him. His sea green eyes looking at my face as though memorizing it.
"Awww… they're a cute couple… I wish my soul mate's like that…" someone from my left said. I blinked then looked away.
"Er… there. Now you definitely look handsome…" I said to him.
"Thanks, Annabeth." Then he went back to the fitting room and changed back to his former clothes.
After buying, we left the shop.
"So… "I said.
"So… what?" Percy said.
"You alright now? Nothing else to have company to?" I said.
"Oh…" he suddenly turned sad.
"Why? What's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing. Are you going home already?" he asked like we're kids and my parents already picking me up. You know…
"Maybe. Maybe I'll check the bookstore again to see new books. You?"
He shrugs. "I don't have any plans really. Could I come with you?"
"Why? Why would you rather hang out with me?"
"I don't know. I just wanna know you, you know. I'm curious about you."
"Why are you, the hottest guy in the world, curious about someone like me?" I asked, really curious now.
"Because… you're different."
"I take that as a compliment… But why am I different… for you, anyway…"
"You're just different. If other girls came upon me, they wouldn't talk to me the way you did. They'd probably squeal or faint. I'm just saying but I'm not too full of myself, k?"
"Okay… so… come on?" I said, and before he responded, I started walking.
We were quiet for a while when he talked.
"So, Annabeth… Where do you live? Do you really live here in Manhattan?"
"Er… no. I'm from New York. That's where I attended college in architecture. My grandparents took care of me until I graduated high school from Goode High."
"You're from Goode High? I graduated there, too."
"Of course you are, Percy. Hottest guy in school, girls drooling at you wherever you went, Team captain of the swimming team, has good grades, could have any girl you'd like, in other words, you're the DREAM GUY of everyone."
"Really? I'm that hot to have any girl I want?"
"I hope I'm not offending you or anything, I'm just saying. Almost every girl in school has a crush on you. But I could tell you don't really care about them."
"Er… yeah, maybe… I thought no one likes me then. So I just focused on swimming and academics and singing."
"Yeah, singing. One of your fantastic characteristics… But you're pretty good at keeping secrets…"
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Percy's POV
"How can you say that?" I asked her.
How could she say that I hide secrets well? I can't hide a secret from mom even for a day…
"Because… I just knew you had a relationship a few days ago that happens to be almost a year by now… sorry." She mumbled.
"It's alright. And why would you care if I'm single or not?" I ask her then she looked away.
My eyes widened in realization.
That's why she's been avoiding me…
"Come on, Percy. I'm going to buy a new book even though my book shelf is already full." She said, changing the subject.
"Okay, Annabeth."
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We left the bookstore after Annabeth bought a new book. One thing I now definitely know about Annabeth is that she's a bookworm. Then unexpectedly, my stomach grumbled a bit, thankfully quiet enough for not her to hear.
"Er… Annabeth? Are you going home now?" she nods.
"Well… could you join me for a quick dinner?"
"Er… I don't know…"
"Please? I'll treat you."
"Er… okay… where? Here in the mall?"
"I don't know… What about in the café near my apartment? If it's okay with you?"
"Okay. I've got nothing to do when I went home anyway so I'll just probably stay at the park so okay. Café near your apartment it is."
Then we left the mall.
We approached my car and I opened the trunk, put all the things we bought in then closed it.
"Hop in." I said, opening the door for her. She blushed which is pretty cute.
"Thanks."
After turning on the car, we drove towards the café I was talking about.
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"What are your orders, sir?" a waiter said.
"Er…" I said, looking at the menu.
"I think I'll have one cheeseburger, salad, two slices of the choco marble cake and two smoothies, please." I said, the waiter jotting everything I said down then he left.
"So, Annabeth… would you mind telling me your birthday?"
"If you're planning to give me a present then I don't." she said jokingly then smirks.
"It's on October 12. And you probably know how old I am, right?" I looked at her.
"Er… I think I forgot."
"Of course you did. I'm 21. What are you doing, Chase? Of course he won't care…" she muttered the last two sentences that I barely heard them.
"What?" I asked.
"Huh? Nothing, nothing. Er… thanks for dinner by the way. I think millions of girls all around the world are probably wishing to be me in this very moment."
"Yeah, they probably are but I'd be glad if you're really you in front of me. I don't like the way they'd squeal, you know? You're a bit fun to be with." I said, blushing a bit.
"Here you go, sir." The waiter returned with our orders.
"Thanks. Here you go, Annabeth." I said.
"Thanks. Anyway, who's going to be your guests tomorrow night?"
"I don't know, really. Mom just said that I should look nice for dinner tomorrow. So I did."
"I never knew you're a mama's boy…" she said smiling.
"No one did. Anyway, if you were in Goode High, why haven't I see you before?" what I said made her chuckle as though she found it funny.
"Really? Who am I, don't you think, to be noticed by someone like you? I'm just a nobody compared to the other girls that wear skirts and make up, cheerleaders and such. My only friend then was Luke, the guy you saw with me at the movies the other night, and Silena. See? So there's no doubt you couldn't've notice me. I'm a bookworm. A nerd. A nothing who has her own world and no love life since birth even though there are a few boys who unintentionally knocked down the protective barriers of my heart. And look where it's got me… heartbroken…" she said at me while stabbing her salad with the fork.
She grows quiet and looks up at me shyly.
"Er… sorry… I got carried away… It happens…" she said.
"Don't worry… so… who're the guys who unintentionally barged in your heart?" I asked quietly, as though I don't want to hear her answer but I'm still curious.
She stops playing with her salad then looks at me.
"Just two guys… who got my heart REALLY broken UNINTENTIONALLY since I never confessed to them about my feelings, you know? I keep my secrets well… unfortunately, it's not going well this time since… just two guys, you now know, that's all." she shook her head.
"Anyway, enough about me. What about you? Who's your first girlfriend?" she asks, blinking repeatedly that I could barely see her grey wonderful eyes.
"Er… she's Alexandria Agustin. We we're together for a few months when I saw her cheating on me so I broke up with her."
"Oh… sorry to hear that. When was this?"
"Er… when I was in my third to the last year in high school."
"How many girls have you dated, Percy?"
"Why are you interested, Annabeth?" I asked innocently.
"Nothing. Tell me please…" she used her cutest puppy dog eyes.
"Alright, just a few. I never passed 8 yet. I think 6…" I said, finally giving in.
"Oh… okay… so… how's moving on so far? You don't have to answer if you don't want to…"
"Don't worry… I'm doing fine. At least she didn't cheat on me…"
"Oh… what happened?" concern filling up her face.
"Er… she fell in love with someone else so I let her go… What's the point to keep her mine when her true happiness is with someone else, right? My favorite quote today: 'If you love someone, you have to let them go…'"
"I feel for you…"
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After dinner we went back to the car so Annabeth could go home. She insisted that she'll just ride a cab home but I insisted as well that I'll drive her there. In the end, she agreed.
She gave me directions to her grandparents' house then let the car stop in front of the gate.
"Thanks, Percy, for this afternoon and dinner. I had fun… See you… Good night. Be careful going home, k?" she said when we're in front of the gate, outside the car with her bags.
"Yeah… yeah, Annabeth. No problem. See you, good night. You too." I said then went back to the car.
I waited for her to get inside the gate then left.
She really is different… different… but in a good way…
Urgh… tomorrow night, dinner with another someone and their family from the company…
What I'm just wondering is…
Why do I have –because this is the first time- to be a part of this dinner?
But what could happen, right?
Chapter 7 finished! Chapter 8 going to be updated after a few days, k? Hope you like this chapter as well as the others, guys! Good night because at my clock it's 8:33pm. Hahahaahha early, I know. Anyways, Review, please! Thanks!
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